Daily Times

Money laundering is the biggest challenging for Canadian Pakistanis in the way of gaining political rights. Canadian nationals cannot reap maximum benefits of their money in Canada in terms of exercising the power of vote and gaining other citizenship rights. This was said by Samir Dossal, President Canada Pakistan Business Council (CPBC). Dossal will lead Canada in Non-Resident Pakistanis (NRP) business investment in Pakistan. Pakistanis have been facing a lot of problems in Canada and Pakistani government should make strict laws against money laundering, he added. Non-Resident Pakistanis in Washington D.C., a year ago, had launched NRP movement in April 2019 as a joint forum to support Pakistan economy.

Samir Dossal, while talking to the scribe said that Government of Pakistan should give incentives and formulate friendly policies for the non-resident Pakistanis to attract maximum investment. He said that North America has a huge economy and vast potential for making investments in Pakistan. He said, “We are planning to generate investment of $20billion for Pakistan”. He more said that NRP was launched to assemble all the overseas Pakistanis at one platform so that Pakistan could not only reap benefits from remittances but also from investment. He more said that the aim of NRP movement is to generate investment and employment opportunities for Pakistanis in other countries of the world. “We are trying to present a prosperous and peaceful picture of Pakistan and of the whole region”, he added.

Samir Dossal belongs to Karachi and is currently working with Canadian government on various business ventures. He has been actively working for promotion of small business, trade and investment in Pakistan. He told that he highlighted the potential benefits of investing in Pakistan at recent session organized by Hon. Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job creation and Trade at Ontario, Canada. Whenever, I am invited in these sessions, I, as a Pakistani portray a positive image of my country, he added.

Dossal is known for his experience in dealing and negotiating at all levels of corporate sector and in establishing all levels of contact internationally with special emphasis on South East Asia and Canada.

A month ago, Dossal called on President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi and offered his continuous support in extending bilateral relations between Canada and Pakistan. He is also playing a significant role for the success of Pakistani community in Canada and facilitating the engagement of Pakistani diaspora at various levels in Canadian politics.

Samir Dossal told that under the current educational ventures, Pakistani students could come and secure their admissions in 20 universities of Canada. Dossal played a key role in establishment of Canada Pakistan Education Council in which both countries agreed on strengthening education corridor. He frequently visits Karachi to interact with Pakistani businessmen and professionals to know their concerns pertaining to trade and investment.